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Johns
Username: Johns
Registered: 02-2001
| | Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 3:57 pm: | |
In a recent message the Captain laid down the following challenge: "I ask all of you to step up to the mark and name your top 10 Ibanez guitars of all time...don't matter how passionate you are with any particular model....go for it !"
OK, who wants to go first? |
Ibanezfreak1960
Username: Ibanezfreak1960
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Friday, November 12, 2004 - 4:41 pm: | |
does this mean our favorite that we own or just our favorites over all |
Johnm
Username: Johnm
Registered: 08-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 6:04 pm: | |
OK here we go:
1. Artfield AFD 25
2. AM 205
3. AS 200
4. Artfield AFD 40
5. AE 450 Classical Electric
6. Artfield AFD 5
7. ES 175 copy
8. Birdland copy
9. Jem 777 LNG
10. To be announced
Number 6 and 9 are on my wishlist. I once owned number 8. The other are currently in my collection. |
Ibanezfreak1960
Username: Ibanezfreak1960
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 8:59 pm: | |
These are guitars I have now and have sold
1982 ST prototype (still have)
2004 AR3000 (have)
1985 DestroyerII Koa topped (sold)
1976 Black Eagle bass (have)
1976 Artist Acoustic (sold)
198? lonestar acoustic (sold
2003 AF85VLS (have)
2003 JTK1IV (have)
2003 AJ200CE-AV (have)
2003 AR200BI (sold)
These are not all my favorites but have recently passed through my life and some remain to this day |
Tubescorcher
Username: Tubescorcher
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 17, 2004 - 9:02 am: | |
Here Goes:
1. AR5000 Words aren't enough!
2. AR 500 Affordable and versitile.
3. AR 300
4. AR 105 Can you tell I like artists.
5. DT 400 CS
6. RR 550 CS
7. IC 400 CS '81-'82 very elusive, been searching for 15 years.
8. Steve Lukather Roadstar
9. MC 550
10. George Benson Model
I could go on but you said top 10!!!! |
Michaelkaufman
Username: Michaelkaufman
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2004 - 8:11 am: | |
I love my AR-500. I look at it as the poor man's AR-5000. |
Ericibanez
Username: Ericibanez
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2004 - 10:46 am: | |
Great question.
I've owned about 50-60 Ibanez guitars over the past years, mostly the Artist series, and I have observed that every single one of them has been different from each other - no 2 AR300s , AR500s or 100 series were the same. To me that's the fun of collecting these guitars. It seems each has a life of it's own.
Although different the models do share a lot of ommonalities, aside from the obvious shapes and hardware. Tonaly the 500s ,300s and 100s are quite different (but all are really nice).
TOPS
AR 300 AV w/58s. I love the sound and ebony neck. All around awesome guitar!
AR-500 with Super 58's (swapped out the Flying fingers). Much better match with that guitar - better midrange and a reduced peak in the highs.
AR105 - Burled top - great neck.
AR100 Cherry sunburst full blown tigerstriped with push pots. I got it from a guy who had bought it in the 80s. Parked it under his bed for 20 odd years. It was brand new!
Sold it to a guy in Georgia when I needed cash. I hate having to sell my guitars!
AM-205 - just needs a bit of tweeking to be the perfect semi-hollow.
I've go a roadstar - One with the flat top and binding. Awesome guitars! Only the neck joint is not as tight on these - leading to tuning issues. Easily remedied with a very small shim. These are really underappreciated guitars. I highly recomend them as a strat alternative.
CONCORD Acoustic - Black with neck split block inlay that I've not seen on any other. |
Giantrobot9000
Username: Giantrobot9000
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 01, 2004 - 12:07 pm: | |
1-540P-II
2-AH-10
3-AH-20
4-540P-TC
5-whatever the single hum/flame maple top Roadstar is..love it!
6-RG565
7-Bob Weir Tree of Life
8-the doubleneck on the home page
...as you can see I'm not well versed in the model names yet,but I know what I like! |
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